and then on to richmond, virginia, finally wrapping up on wednesday, with a similar event. and this is the sort -- this is the thing, alex. it's all tied together. the president trying to emphasize what we've heard many times in the past several weeks, that when he took office the economy was in terrible condition and he's had to take some steps, some of them unpopular. but these were necessary. and now the economy is out of recession and yes, people are hurting but they're doing all they can, and without the things the administration has done, according to president obama, things would be a lot worse. so as we get closer to november 2nd, we're going to see more and more of this kind of appearance by the president, mixing politics and policy. alex? >> okay. mike viqueira, thank you very much for the live report. >>> a california cop is under investigation this morning for reportedly making a fake arrest on a 15-year-old boy. the boy's parents say the policeman came to their home last month, then handcuffed their son after the teen had sex with the officer's 14-year-old daug